Nurse denies dishonestly recording Pauline Cafferkey’s temperature
Nurse who volunteered to fight Ebola in West Africa denies dishonestly recording Pauline...
18 Nov 2016
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Specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals 'help nurses support victims'
Introducing specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals would help nurses to better...
17 Nov 2016
Child health nurse wins RCN Wales nurse of the year award
Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with...
17 Nov 2016
Charity calls for domestic abuse support in every hospital in England and Wales
Over half of domestic abuse victims visiting hospital had accessed emergency departments a...
16 Nov 2016
Substituting nurses with nursing assistants linked to higher patient death risk, study...
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient...
15 Nov 2016
'Hero' nurse accused of misconduct over Pauline Cafferkey temperature
A nurse who helped fight ebola has appeared before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)...
14 Nov 2016
Nurse-led project tackles alcohol taboo
Initiative from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s alcohol care team aims to help...
14 Nov 2016
Plagiarism and exam cheating among thousands of academic misconduct cases on UK nursing...
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved...
11 Nov 2016
Drive to curb attrition on nursing and other healthcare courses by 50%
The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.
10 Nov 2016
RCN honours nurses who served during conflicts
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016
Top nurse spearheads drive to reduce infections in the NHS
A senior nurse is spearheading plans to drastically reduce the number of life-threatening...
08 Nov 2016
Nurses feature in campaign to keep people out of emergency departments this winter
Nurses, pharmacists and GPs are fronting a campaign to help people to keep well this winter...
07 Nov 2016
‘Utter shambles’ for NHS workers who overpaid tax while undergoing training
Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a...
04 Nov 2016
Army nurse features in poppy appeal campaign
Army nurse Ben Poku is featuring in a Royal British Legion campaign for this year’s poppy...
04 Nov 2016
Emergency nursing in ‘grip of an unprecedented exodus of staff’
Emergency nursing is in the grip of an unprecedented exodus of staff, a leading nurse said...
03 Nov 2016
Nursing in disaster zones under spotlight at ‘extreme medicine’ conference
Nurses and clinicians who care for people in extreme or hostile environments, as well as...
01 Nov 2016
Rise in number of nurses referred to the NMC
The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council has...
01 Nov 2016
Nursing associates will administer controlled medicines
Staff in new role will also carry out invasive procedures, government documents suggest.
01 Nov 2016